These are a couple of images I found on Google. I was too nervous to go outside to take my own photos…
Last night the news reported 170000 lightning strikes and 60mm of rain in 30 minutes on Christmas day. Wow it really poured down. 19000 homes lost power, we were one of the lucky ones. The power workers were heroes going out on Christmas day to restore the power to most of the homes before midnight. I wonder how people having their big meal in the evening got on…
Meanwhile today is warm and sunny again and Jack is working on a project…
Living in Paradise... 
In the early 1990s, I was a groundsman for an arborist who did emergency work to keep roads open and electricity on. We had to work when the storms came in, even if it was in the middle of the night. It annoys me when people complain about the ‘unreliability’ of the electricity, or a road being blocked by a tree. Not many realize how much work it is to keep it all operational.
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Yes you are the unsung heroes in those situations
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Well, I just dragged and chipped brush. The other arborists did all the work. It was actually a lot of fun to work for them! Icky, cold and wet, but a lot of fun!
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Wow! Some lightning! Glad you and Jack are safe. Supposed to be thunder storms tonight here, but so far just lots of wind!!
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We’re getting winds too, the garden suffers a bit. Hope your storm is not too violent
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Just back in from a wander around the garden to see if there has been any damage. It’s very cold out there and still very windy! All seems fine and a few more bulbs are poking their noses through 🙂
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Spring is on the way…
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Hellebores are usually the first, but no sign of a flower yet.
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Won’t be too much longer, they’re all just waiting to burst forth.
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Heavens! It’s been a fire cracker of a year when it comes to weather, hasn’t it? Those look a bit scarey! And what a shame for Christmas! I smiled to see Jack, back to work, as usual 🙂 🙂
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Definitely been much warmer during 2017. Makes me wonder what we will get for 2018.
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Glad you were OK in the storms, Pauline. Your Jack never stops working….
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He is really marvellous for an 85 yo
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Excellent!
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wow = you both are doing so much right!
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Thanks Yvette, we try to look after each other
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You’re so right about the workers who restore order for us after storms…here it was the snow plow operators who cleared our streets early Christmas morning.
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Life would be very difficult without them
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Oh…and I do not like that kind of weather. I sit in the bedroom with a book or a game…
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The storm can be scary
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